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Introduction: What is Digital Ecologies? (2024)
Book Chapter
Searle, A., Giraud, E. H., Turnbull, J., & Anderson-Elliott, H. (2024). Introduction: What is Digital Ecologies?. In J. Turnbull, A. Searle, H. Anderson-Elliott, & E. Haifa Giraud (Eds.), Digital Ecologies: Mediating More-than-human Worlds (1-28). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526170354.00007

Digital technologies increasingly mediate relations between humans and non-humans in a range of contexts including environmental governance, surveillance, and entertainment. Combining approaches from more-than-human and digital geographies as well as... Read More about Introduction: What is Digital Ecologies?.

Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N. P., Murray, R., Langley, T., Morling, J. R., & Bains, M. (2025). Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 27(6), 1066-1072. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae300

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Modeling shows smokefree generation (SFG) policies could effectively reduce smoking rates by banning tobacco sales to those born after a specific year. Little is known about how young people perceive the legitimacy and impact of the plann... Read More about Perceptions of Children and Young People in England on the Smokefree Generation Policy: A Focus Group Study.

Data-driven shear strength prediction of RC beams strengthened with FRCM jackets using machine learning approach (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Figueredo, G. P., Gordon, G. S., & Thermou, G. E. (2025). Data-driven shear strength prediction of RC beams strengthened with FRCM jackets using machine learning approach. Engineering Structures, 325, Article 119485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119485

Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) is an effective intervention method for improving the shear strength of existing reinforced concrete (RC) beams, yet predictive analyses are scarce. This study introduces and compares nine machine learning... Read More about Data-driven shear strength prediction of RC beams strengthened with FRCM jackets using machine learning approach.

A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load (2024)
Journal Article
Guo, Y., Jia, M., Su, C., Darkwa, J., Hou, S., pan, F., Wang, H., & Liu, P. (2025). A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load. Energy and Buildings, 328, Article 115207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115207

Energy heat load forecasting plays a crucial role in the low-energy management of buildings. With the growing demand for energy and increasing environmental pressures, accurately predicting building heat loads can provide reliable data support for en... Read More about A novel CALA-STL algorithm for optimizing prediction of building energy heat load.

Safe Robot Reflexes: A Taxonomy-based Decision and Modulation Framework (2024)
Journal Article
Vorndamme, J., Melone, A., Kirschner, R., Figueredo, L., & Haddadin, S. (2024). Safe Robot Reflexes: A Taxonomy-based Decision and Modulation Framework. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1109/tro.2024.3519421

Recent advances in control and planning allow for seamless physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). At the same time, novel challenges appear in orchestrating intelligent decision-making and ensuring safe control of robots. Particularly in scenarios... Read More about Safe Robot Reflexes: A Taxonomy-based Decision and Modulation Framework.

Design of an LISN for Low-Frequency Conducted Emissions Measurement (2024)
Journal Article
Wan, L., Khilnani, A. D., Wu, X., Liu, X., Pignari, S. A., Thomas, D. W., Sumner, M., & Grassi, F. (2025). Design of an LISN for Low-Frequency Conducted Emissions Measurement. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 67(2), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2024.3510390

In this article, a line impedance stabilization network (LISN) with frequency bandwidth extended down to 2 kHz is designed, to address low-frequency measurement not currently aligned by the IEC and CISPR standards. For instance, different evaluation... Read More about Design of an LISN for Low-Frequency Conducted Emissions Measurement.

Multipartite entanglement in a Josephson junction laser (2024)
Journal Article
Lang, B., & Armour, A. D. (2024). Multipartite entanglement in a Josephson junction laser. Physical Review A, 110(6), Article 062611. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.110.062611

We analyze the entanglement in a model Josephson photonics system in which a dc voltage-biased Josephson junction couples a collection of cavity modes and populates them with microwave photons. Using an approximate quadratic Hamiltonian model, we stu... Read More about Multipartite entanglement in a Josephson junction laser.

What is a ‘quality TVET lecturer’? Problematising the concept of quality in vocational education (2024)
Journal Article
Wedekind, V., Russon, J.-A., Liu, Z., Zungu, Z., & Li, M. (2024). What is a ‘quality TVET lecturer’? Problematising the concept of quality in vocational education. Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training, 7(2), 22. https://doi.org/10.14426/jovacet.v7i2.421

The notion of ‘quality’ in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the ‘quality TVET lecturer’ is often referred to in policy and public discourse in South Africa, but rarely defined. This leads to the partial identification of wha... Read More about What is a ‘quality TVET lecturer’? Problematising the concept of quality in vocational education.

Selenium Biofortification of Vegetables Grown in Calcareous Soil: A Pot Experiment Using 77Se as a Tracer (2024)
Journal Article
Baset, A. B. K., Hawrami, K. A. M., Bailey, E. H., & Young, S. D. (2024). Selenium Biofortification of Vegetables Grown in Calcareous Soil: A Pot Experiment Using 77Se as a Tracer. Biological Trace Element Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-024-04483-z

Dietary selenium (Se) is vital for human health and can be provided through consumption of Se-rich vegetables. Soil Se is often poorly available and so biofortification using Se-enriched fertilizers is used to enhance dietary intake. This study aimed... Read More about Selenium Biofortification of Vegetables Grown in Calcareous Soil: A Pot Experiment Using 77Se as a Tracer.

Event-based chessboard scanning profilometry (2024)
Journal Article
Bao, Q., Ren, D., He, F., Piano, S., Zhang, C., & Zhao, H. (2025). Event-based chessboard scanning profilometry. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 186, Article 108765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2024.108765

Event-based structured light profilometry shows great promise for three-dimensional (3D) shape measurement. However, existing methods face limitations in sampling efficiency. To address these limitations, an event-based chessboard scanning method for... Read More about Event-based chessboard scanning profilometry.

Inkjet Printed Multifunctional Graphene Sensors for Flexible and Wearable Electronics (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Heaton, C., Cottam, N., Austin, J., Im, J., Fromhold, T. M., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R. J. M., Tuck, C., Makarovsky, O., & Turyanska, L. (2025). Inkjet Printed Multifunctional Graphene Sensors for Flexible and Wearable Electronics. Advanced Electronic Materials, 11(7), Article 2400689. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400689

The exceptional electrical properties of graphene with high sensitivity to external stimuli make it an ideal candidate for advanced sensing technologies. Inkjet printing of graphene (iGr) can provide a versatile platform for multifunctional sensor ma... Read More about Inkjet Printed Multifunctional Graphene Sensors for Flexible and Wearable Electronics.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation (2024)
Journal Article
Aliyu, A., Dellschaft, N., Hoad, C., Williams, H., Gaudoin, E., Sulaiman, S., Crooks, C., Gowland, P., Aran, A., Lange, R., Bois De Fer, B., Corsetti, M., Marciani, L., & Spiller, R. (2025). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 117(5), 1284-1291. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3532

Bisacodyl is a widely used laxative that stimulates both motility and secretion. Our aim was to exploit the unique capabilities of MRI to define bisacodyl's mode of action. Two placebo-controlled cross-over trials were performed, one using a single d... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation (2024)
Journal Article
Aliyu, A., Dellschaft, N., Hoad, C., Williams, H., Gaudoin, E., Sulaiman, S., Crooks, C., Gowland, P., Alexia, A., Lange, R., Bois de Fer, B., Corsetti, M., Marciani, L., & Spiller, R. (2025). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 177(5), 1284-1291. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3532

Bisacodyl is a widely used laxative that stimulates both motility and secretion. Our aim was to exploit the unique capabilities of MRI to define bisacodyl's mode of action. Two placebo-controlled cross-over trials were performed, one using a single d... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Dual Mode of Action of Bisacodyl: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Constipation.

Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment (2024)
Journal Article
Milborne, B., Arjuna, A., Islam, T., Arafat, A., Layfield, R., Thompson, A., & Ahmed, I. (2024). Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment. ACS Omega, 9(52), 50933-50944. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02825

This study presents the development and characterisation of high yttrium-content phosphate-based glass-ceramic microspheres for potential applications in bone cancer radiotherapy treatment. The microspheres produced via flame spheroidisa-tion, follow... Read More about Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment.

Auxin-dependent post-translational regulation of MONOPTEROS in the Arabidopsis root (2024)
Journal Article
Cavalleri, A., Astori, C., Truskina, J., Cucinotta, M., Farcot, E., Chrysanthou, E., Xu, X., Muino, J. M., Kaufmann, K., Kater, M. M., Vernoux, T., Weijers, D., Bennett, M. J., Bhosale, R., Bishopp, A., & Colombo, L. (2024). Auxin-dependent post-translational regulation of MONOPTEROS in the Arabidopsis root. Cell Reports, 43(12), Article 115083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115083

Auxin plays a pivotal role in plant development by activating AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs (ARFs). Under low auxin levels, ARF activity is inhibited by interacting with Aux/IAAs. Aux/IAAs are degraded when the cellular auxin concentration increases, causin... Read More about Auxin-dependent post-translational regulation of MONOPTEROS in the Arabidopsis root.

Comprehensive performance analysis of a novel closed-loop hydronic cooling of photovoltaic panel with a controlled intermittent flow strategy (2024)
Journal Article
Dirawi, H., Wang, Q., Hu, M., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2025). Comprehensive performance analysis of a novel closed-loop hydronic cooling of photovoltaic panel with a controlled intermittent flow strategy. Renewable Energy, 239, Article 122185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.122185

Photovoltaic (PV) technology has seen rapid development in hot and arid regions due to intense solar radiation. However, extreme weather conditions pose challenges for PV applications in terms of efficiency and lifespan. A new closed-loop hydronic co... Read More about Comprehensive performance analysis of a novel closed-loop hydronic cooling of photovoltaic panel with a controlled intermittent flow strategy.

Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities (2024)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Saeed, M., Ikhlaq, M., Imran, M., & Yan, Y. (2025). Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 57, Article 103129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103129

This investigation evaluates the hydrothermal efficiency of a micro-porous heat sink, utilizing water as a coolant and employing a single-phase model for analysis. The heat sink incorporates an aluminum metal foam as the micro-porous medium, with a... Read More about Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities.

Professional Learning Through Arts-Inspired Collaborative Self-Study: Growing from the Inside Out with Rippling Effect (2024)
Journal Article
Pithouse-Morgan, K., van Laren, L., & Masinga, L. (2025). Professional Learning Through Arts-Inspired Collaborative Self-Study: Growing from the Inside Out with Rippling Effect. Studying Teacher Education, 21(1), 7-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17425964.2024.2440358

Self-study research challenges professionals to closely examine their practices, the decisions and actions that shape them, and their commitment to their own development. Focusing on the self is not about navel-gazing but deepening professional learn... Read More about Professional Learning Through Arts-Inspired Collaborative Self-Study: Growing from the Inside Out with Rippling Effect.